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CAST OF CHARACTERS. 

Mrs. Langtry, - in want of a partner 

Seldom Seen, - - in search of an engagement 

TIME OF PLAYING- M minutes: 



COSTUMES. 

Mrs. Langtry. — First dress ; neat house dress, as ela- 
borate as possible. Second dress; tough Soubrette dress, 
short frock, apron, shoes unbuttoned, no hat Third 
dress, neat dancing costume, gauze hat with long ribbons. 

Seldom. — A tramp suit. 



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STAGE DIRECTIONS. 

H. , means Bight ; l., Left ; r. h. , Eight Hand ; l. h. , Leit 
Hand; c, Centre ; s. e., (2d e.) Second Entrance; u. e. 
Upper Entrance; m. d., Middle Door; f., the Flat; d. 
F., Door in Flat ; R. c., Right of Centre ; l. c., Left of 
Centre. 

E . r. c. c. l. c. L. 

* Header is supposed to be upon the stage facing audience. 



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SOXA.K— Parlor full depth, c. d, table at hack 'with 
alcohol lamp and matches — clarionette, cuitar and 
tin whistle for Seldom — music rack with sheet oj 
music, chairs, etc. — Mrs. Laxgtry discovered seeded 
h. c. i?ajp&r in hand. 

Mrs. Langtry. 0! dear, I don't see why I don't get 
an answer to my Ad. Now I've had an Ad. in the papers 
for nearly a week, and not an applicant have I had yet. 
Surely the profession is over run, and why it is that I 
can't get an answer, is more than I can see. I wae very 
particular about wording the notice, it can't lie in that. 
Let me see — {reads) "Wanted a partner for the Vaude- 
ville business, to do musical and singing specialty, and 
team work, must be sober and experienced." There, I 
don't see anything wrong about that, but I don't suppose 
I will get an answer now, so I had just as well go to 
practicing and get ready to work by myself this season. 

Enter, Seldom, c. d. 

I do wish I could sign some one, (rises) I'd be willing to 
put up with an amateur for a while, (sees Seldom) What 
do you mean by entering a ladies' room without being 
announced ! 

Sddovrir. I didn't know it was a ladies' room until I 
got iu here. I'll go out and announce myself. 

Mm L. No, since you are here, you may as well re- 
in win. (Seldom sits down, she looks at him) Have a 
ohiur. 



k SIGNING AN A GTOB. 

Sel. I've got one. 

Mrs. L. (seated) Well, what is your business ? 

Sel. I am a glass worker by trade. 

Mrs. L. I didn't mean your occupation, but since 
you've told me that much, you may as well tell me what 
kind of a glass worker you are. 

Sel. ! I am a beer glass worker. 

Mrs. I. I wouldn't doubt it, but what is your busi- 
ness with me ? 

Sel. Now you are talking business, and that's my 
forte. You see I happened to pick up a paper this morn- 
ing and I noticed your Ad. for a partner in the Vaude- 
ville business, and as I am at liberty, I came in answer to 
that Ad. Are you the one that wanted the partner ? 

Mrs. L. I am, my name is Mrs. Langtry. Who have 
I the pleasure of addressing ? 

Sel. Well, I don't know whether it's a pleasure to you 
to address me or not, but my name is Nat Good win all 
the money, but my friends generally call me Seldom Seen. 

Mrs. L. Well, from your appearance, I should say 
that the name was a good fit. 

Sel. Yes, I've been in Chicago for the last three 
months. I went there from St. Louis. I went forty 
miles on a pump car — 

Mrs. L. A Pulman car? 

Sel. No, a pump car, like this. {imitates hand cm) 

Mrs. L. And from there on to Chicago, I suppose you 
went in a Pullman car. 

Sel. Well no, you see I was in a hurry to get there, 
and the first train that came along I got on, and as I am 
a little near sighted, I never noticed that I had made a 
mistake and got on the wrong train, until we had gone 
about twenty miles then for the first time I seen that I 
was on a oat tie train. 

Mrs. L. And what did you do in Chicago ? 

Sel. ! I done several things, but I don't like Chiea- 

fo, the people get too comic over there, You see, when 
struck the town, I discovered that I had left my check 
book over at St. Louis, so I walked up the street, and the 
first man I saw, I struck him for 10 cents. He asked me 
what my calling was, and I thought I'd work the preacher 
racket on him, so I told him that I had been a follower of 



SIGNING AN ACT OB. 6 

the Lord for about thirteen years. 

Mrs. L. And did he give you the 10 cents ? 

Sel. No, he looked at me and said, "well Mr., if you've 
been following the Lord for thirteen years, and only got 
as far as Chicago, you'd better back out and try another 
road." Next man I struck, I thought I'd work the actor 
racket on him, I said, "All the world's a stage"— 

Mrs. I. You needn't spout any more, everybody 
knows that piece. 

Sel. I just wanted to show him that I was up in lines 
you know. Well, my language got flowery and I said, 
"'Look in the pulpit and there you find an actor, look in 
our factories and there you 'find actors, look in the gre it 
dry goods stores and there you find actors — you find actors 
every where." 

Mrs. L. And did he give you the 10 cents ? 

Sel. No ! he looked at me a little bit and said, "yes, 
and if you will stop on your road to heaven and lo »k at 
the other place, you'll see some actors there too." ■ Well, 
I went on down the street and struck a job chewing the 
rag in front of a restaurant. 

Mrs. L. Chewing the rag ! 

Sel, Soliciting customers for the inside, you know. 
I was standing up on a box telling the people what good 
grub they had inside, and long came a feller with a revol- 
ver in his hand, and another feller came up behind me 
with a big knife in his hand ; the feller with the gun up 
aud biff — bang! bullet went through me right here, struck 
the feller that had the knife, in the head and killed him 
dead. 

Mrs. L. Horrible! 

Sel, Yes, it was pretty bad. I hadn't had a square 
meal for a week, so 1 was so thin that the bullet didn't 
hurt me. Well, in about five minutes the police came 
along and arrested me. 

Mrs. L. Arrested you, what for? 

Sel. They said it was through me that the other feller 
got killed. Well, when the trial came up, I proved a 
lullaby — 

Mrs. L. An alliby you mean ! 

Sel. I can't say alliby — well I proved it and came 
down here to this town, and the first thing I seen this 



6 SIGNING AN ACTOR. 

morning was your Ad. 

Mrs. I. I suppose you seen the Ad. in this paper? 

(holds vp paper 

Sel. No, the paper I saw it in, had a corner torn off 

Mrs. L. It makes no difference about that— was you 
ever on the boards ? 

Sel. ! yes, I've been sleeping in a lumber yard foi 
over three weeks. 

Mrs. L. I mean, was you ever on the stage? 

Sel. Yes, used to drive one from — 

Mrs. L. I mean on a stage in a theater ? 

Sel. Yes, once. 

Mrs. L. And what did you work in? 

Sel. Pair of overalls and a blue blouse. 

Mrs. L. I mean what play was you in ? 

Sel. ! it was Davy Crocket. 

Mrs. L. And what part did you do? 

Sel. Why, the manager give me a long pole with a 
wolfs. head on it; I was to stick the wolfs head in on ike 
stage and growl. 

Mrs. I. And did you make a success of it ? 

Sel. ! I could have done the part, but you see the 
actors hadn't been paid any salary for three or four 
months, and they could growl so much more natural, that 
the manager said he couldn't use me any more. He gave 
me a hat full of the stage diamonds for my time that 
night, and I left. 

Mis. L. Well, I don,t know whether you will do for 
the place or not, but we will, have a renearsal and then we 
em tell more about it. Now you will Lave to do a 
musical turn. Can you play guitar, mandolin or banjo ? 

Sel. Yes, I reckon — I never tried. 

Mrs. L. Well, I'll give you a chance to try. Now, I 
will do my parts in costume and you can do your parts as 
you are, as I don't suppose you brought your wardrobe 
with you ? 

Set. Yes, the most of it. The landlord out at the 
stock yards, where I am staying, rather objected to me 
moving all my wardrobe — 

Mrs. L. Yes, I've been there myself, I understand. 
"Well, we will do the rehearsal, and as you are rather new 
to the business, I will do the first turn and then you can 



SIGNING AN ACTOR. 7 

do your turn. " 
(goes up stage, lights lamp and puts curling iron in fird 

Bel. What's that ? 

Mrs. L. Well, you havn't been around the ladies 
very much, or you'd know that was to heat my curling 
iron, this is an alcohol lamp, but I burn French brandy 
in it. You remain here while I see to my costumes. 

Set. French brandy ! and I havn't had a drink for 
two days. Watch me fool that curling iron, (takes 
straw and drinks brandy out of lamp) That ain't the 
best, but it will do. {lamp goes out) I thought you'd 
let loose, you can't burn, when you ain't got , any thing to 
burn. 

Enter, Mrs. Langtry, l. e., goes to lamp, tries curling 

iron. 

Mrs. L. Stone cold! 0! the lamp has gone out. 
( oaks at lamp) Oh ! no wonder it went out, there's 
nothing to burn. I'll fill it up. (exit, L. E. 

Sel. If she will just keep that up a while, I'll get as 
1 irge a jag as I want to wheel. 

Enter, Mrs. Langtry, l. e., fills lamp with brandy from 

lottle. 

Mrs. If. Are you getting lonesome? 

Sel. No ! no ! don't hurry yourself on my account. 

Mrs. L. I'll soon be ready. 

(lights lamp and exit, iu. B. 
Sel. Watch me make that blaze sick. 

(drinks brandy with straw 

Enter, Mrs. Langtry, l. e., sees Seldom. 

Mrs. L. (aside) I'll fill that lamp with kerosene thia 
time and see whether you drink that or not. (exit, i*. e. 

Sel. (holds up lamp, light goes out) Had to go un- 
der again, didn't you? I knew you would. 

Enter, Mrs. Langtry, l. e., fills lamp from kerosene 

can. 

This is what I call a drawing card. (Mrs. Langtry 
lights lamp and exit, l. e.) It will take some time to 
hea: that non on this lamp* (drinks as before 



? SIGNING AN A OTOE. 

Enter, Mrs. Langtry, l. e., as he is drinking — Seldom 
comes doivn stage. 

Mrs. L. Have you drank all that I put in that lamp ? 

Set. Yes, and I could drink a few lampiuls more. 

Mrs. L. The last that I put in there was kerosene 
ril. 

Set. Was it? From the way it tasted, I thought you 
was springing Chicago whiskey on me. 

Mrs. L. I'll have to heat that curling iron, at the 
furnace. You amuse yourself here until I return. 

{exit, l. e. , hustle for change 

Sel. Amuse myself? Don't see how I am to do it, 
the lamp racket won't work any more, (goes l., calls) 
Say, you ain't got a sandwich about your person, have 
you ? 

Mrs. I. {out L.) If you are hungry turn the crank. 

Sel. Turn the crank ! wonder what it's on. (up to 
table) ! here it is. {turns crank on, box- — business) 
I don't believe the thing is in tune, (sandwich travels 
on wire and strikes him in face) Now, that's wh ft I call 
accommodating, (business) ! on a wire — now, that's 
( ne on me. I've heard of them sending money by wire, 
but a square meal is new to me. (eats) Think I'll have 
to send this back and have it soaked up a little, (stops) 
Lord! why didn't I strike her for pie? 'Tain't too late 
yet. Here goes — (turns crank) no go — that ain't the 
pie crank 

Enter, Mrs. Langtry, l. e., on a run, in a soubrette 
dress, down front for song and dance — orchestra. 
Seldom up stage, watches her until through, then 
comes down. 

The lady of the house isn't in, she just went down the 
street to see about her laundry bill. 

Mrs. L. I am the lady of the house. That was my 
first turn. 

Sel. ! 

Mrs. L. Yes, and now then you do your turn. What 
instruments will you use ? 

Sel. A knife and fork. 

Mrs. L. No, what! musical instrument? Guitar— 

Sel. Yes, that will do. Guess I'd better do a fe^ 



SIGNING AN ACT OB. & 

imitations first. 

Mrs. L. Well, you do your turn, and I will go in the 
other room and see how it sounds. 

{exit, L. E., hustle for change of co stum 

Sel. (down c.) The first imitation will be the imita- 
tion of a man pulling off his gloves, (pulls off gloves, the 
left one is about three yards long, business of getting 
tangled, etc.) There! (takes guitar) The first selection 
will be an operative hymn. 

(plays " Arkansaw Traveler' until 

Enter, Mes. Langtry, l. e., down c, long ribbons 
hanging from hat over shoulders — Seldom runs 
down btage. 

Excuse me, but your suspenders loose. 

(ribbon in hand business 

Mrs. L. That's my bonnet strings. 

Sel. ! (retires up st.ige — comesdown) Say, there's 
a fineof $5 for wearing over three pounds of false hair. 

Mrs. L. That's not false, it's my own. Don'tbo ther 
me now. {introduce dance if desired — Seldom retir s 
up stage — orchestra) Now th .11 we will do a turn to- 
gether, we will sing a love song — 

Sel. No we won't either, no love goes. We'd sing a 
love song and then you'd sue me for breech of promise. 
.1 know how it goes — I was in love once. I went around 
to see the girl one evening, and her little brother came to 
the door and I says, "Cholly, . Agnes within these por 
tals?" and he says, '-'0! what you giving us ? Yon 
ain't in it, your shoes are full of fee-," and then I says 
"is your sister at home ? ' He says, "yes, but you can'i 
see her for half an hour, she is sewing a button on a coat," 
and I says, "it oughtn't to tike her half an hour to sew a 
button on a coat." "0 ! well/' he says, "there's a man in 
the coat," and then I knew I wasn't in it, that man in the 
coat gets the best of the boys some times. 

Mrs. L. Well, we will sing " n jLe Motttoes on the Wall," 
you play the prelude and then we will both sing, (b.ings 
clarionette and music rack do •m stage) Now I'll count — 
one — two — ready — play. 

Sd. { dows paper cone ,>ut of clarionette) Send for a 
snaKe charmer quick, I've get 'em again. 



10 SIGNING AN A CTOB. 

Mrs: L. (takes clarionette) No you havn't, that's 
lust a piece of paper. 

Sel. Well, I won't play that thing any more, it might 
oring 'em up on me again. 
Mrs. L. Well, then we will sing without it. 

(both go down c. 
/Sel, Say, I believe I have seen you before at Chicago, 
you. sang in the opera of "Erminie. ' 

Mrs. L. Quite likely you did see me. I worked in 
that ballet. 

Sel. And you don't look a day older now than you did 
then, and that was twelve years ago. 

Mrs. L. Well you see, I was born young and got the 
habit so fixed upon myself, that I can't throw it off. 
Seldom faints and falls in chair, orchestra plays pre- 
lude to "Down on the Farm" both come down c. 
and sing — after 1st verse, both turn up stage, Sel- 
dom l. and Mrs. Langtry r., Seldom plays eight 
measures on tin whistle — both come to position ready 
for 2nd verse — both sing, at end of verse, Seldom 
crosses to r. and exits, Mrs. Langtry crosses to l. 
and exits. 

CURTAIN. 

THE END, 



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ACT I.— February, 1862— Thornton Beeches, ne r battle grounds of Shiloh— A 
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April, 1862— Mann ng and Leola — "Would y.m marry a traitor?"— Be itrLe and 
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To die were far more sweet — 
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Snow Ball "neber gits mixed up, no sah!"— Waiting— Arrival of Lionel and Jack 
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ACT L— The Miller's Cottage— A mortgaged Home— "Elsie must marry Squire 
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"My one wish is that you become my son's wife"— Basil can't recall the past year"— 
"'lis only a dream"— Elsie as Mile Cerani, attends the ball— Meets Basil— "My hus- 
band"— He tells her of his dream— The flower— Isabel and Mile— "You are an Adven- 
ture ss"— "No, lam Basil Harrington's deserted Wife"— Beauty and Dickey— Lord 
Hyde proposes to Beauty — The old song, awakened memories— "Elsie, Ehie, my 
wife!"— Countess Harrington declares the marriage void— Despair of Elsie— "I choose 
my wife, Elsie" — "Mother, I leave you forever" 

ACT IV.— The Miller's cottage— Beauty at home— Beauty tells Elsie's story to her 
father— "I curse her" — The vengence of heaven — Return of Elsie— Beauty and 
Dickey— The unexpected caller— Dickey on his knees— Elsie and Basil— "My wife, 
our marriage was legal — Dickey proposes— "Do I crowd?" — The curse revoked, and 
Elsie and Basil are now "Bound in Honor." Price 25cts. 

The Old Wayside Inn. 

A drama in 5 acts by J. E. Crary, for 9 male and 6 female 
characters. Time of performance 2 hours. 

SYNOPSIS OF INCIDENTS. 

ACT I. — The Wayside Inn. Storm on the Moor. Arrival of Lady Arley and infant 
daughter. Lill Beckwith warns her. "It is death to remain longer." Arrival of 
Jack Beckvith. Murder of Lady Arley. Lill saves the child. 

ACT II.— A lapse of fifteen years. Lill and Gypsy. The dying woman. "I am 
not your mother." The secret revealed. Jack arrives. A death bed. Jack's des- 
pair. Gypsy discovers her mother's papers, which reveals her mother's histery. Bart . 
Juan and Jack meet. "I know your secret." "My silence is, the hand of Gypsy." 
Bruce Stillwell. Lost on the Moor. Seeks shelter, and is warned by Gypsy. His 
escape. Jack's oath at his wife's grave. Murder of Jack and abduction of Gypsy, by 
Bart Juan and his men. Bruce discovers Jack in time to learn of the abduction. 
Death Of J act. 

ACT III.— The Irish and Dutch Detectives. "Ish dot so?" Home of Lady Still- 
well. The compact between Bruce and his mother, "I love Gypsy Beckwith." Pat 
and Fritz. Cave of the Rob ers. "Washington dances at the point of a revolver. 
Gypsy's escape. Oath of veng< ance. 

ACT IV.— Bruce discover ^ ( ypsy as an Actress. I, shall never marry my cousin 
Gorty. Bart Juan and Bruce. The duel, in which Gerty meets her death. 

ACT V.— Lady StiUwell's attempt to discover the heiress. Bruce and Gypsy. Th© 
proposal. Happy ending. Prioe 15cts. 



-*■ OUR * K1TTIE. + 

' xmt — — 

A. Comedy Drama in three acts by Minnie Poison, for 
6 male and 3 female characters. Costumes easily 
? obtained. Time of performance 2 hours. 

SYNOPSIS OF EVENTS. 

ACT I.— Home of Major H*Tt— Rosamond and her uncle — Aletter from Col. Gordon 
,7 r ,^ e a father to my letter gi 1"— "Oh! these female?, Idetestthem" — The te'egram, 

I'm coming"— Arrival of "Our Kittie"— "A regular cyclone in petticoats'*— "Oar 
IVt''— Hal ha! ha!— Mrs. Carter's fright— Kittie rides the Major's race horse. Firefly 

— '0M these females, th»y ^-Ul be the death of me"— Chustopher Columbus— Mr. 
sVarbler, of WarbtersviMe— " W hy doin Birnun cags it"— Kittie snubs the Warbler 

— She corned from de West, she did"— K'ti^ and her guardian— Col. Davenport— 
A former lover of Kittie's mothe:— "Gold Dust Arthur's arrival"— "Look out Guardy, 
you 11 explode " 

ACT II.— The interrupted proposal— Ts it Kiltie or Rose, Hove— Arthur and Kittie 
—The failure of the niines— The Major's despair— "I am ruined" — Gold dust Arthur 
proposes to Kittie— How Kittie accepts it— Mrs. Career anH Christopher. 

ACT ITI.— The ruined home— Mrs. Carter and Chr> Gopher have a disagreement— 
Oold Dust Arthur has ruined us— Notes not worth th^ paper they are written on— 
Kittie's resolve— Ro=emond's appeal to Col. Davenport, a failure— $5,000 for you 
Kittie, if you will be my wife— I accept it and the condition — "God help me to bear 
this new sorrow— "Guardy, here is the money which will save you— A heart within a 
Hart— "Col. D ivenport comes h 're ns my future husband — Kittie's fortune comes ono 
hour late— Arthur's dispair at Kittie's ra'h act— Col. Davenport discovers Kittie in 
Arthur's arm ; the explanation >y Warb'er— The Col. releases Kittie and presents her 
with the $5,000 as a weddin? p-e-ent— Christopher discovers Major Hart and Mrs. 
Carter's love affair— "Our Kittie it was who has saved us" — Hapny ending, and six 
»f a kind. Price 15c. 

* OLIVET ; «- 

-OR, A RARE- 

Teutonic Specimen. 



A Farce in one act by J. E. Crary, for 3 male and 2 fe- 
male characters. Costumes modern. Time 25 minutes. 



SYNOPSIS. 

Curtain rises on a room at Madam Dear's Seminary for girls. 
Olivet conveys the sad news to her lover Maxmillian, that they must 
part. Three years previous to this time, a wealthy batchelor saw 
Olivet singing on the street, he sends her to school, providing she 
will become his wife at the end of three years. The time has ex- 
pired and August Monson, the wealthy batchelor, comes for his 
affianced. By mistake, Ons Monson, the rare Teutonic Specimen, 
comes into Madam Dear's house and is taken for Monson, the 
batchelor. It h discovere 1 that he is not the wealthy Mr. Monson, 
the young people dress him up as Olivet, to fool Monson. Madam 
schemes to get Monson to propose to her, which he does and forgive* 
all deceptions played on him. Happy ending. PricQ 15$ 






Daisy * Garland's 
*£ Fortune. 4* 

A. Sensational Comedy Drama in 4 acts, for 5 male and 
5 female characters, by 

EDWIN A, DAVIS, 

The cast contains soubrette lead, juvenile, straight old 

woman, character hag, lisht comedy, straight old 

man and genteel heavy. Costumes modern. 

This play is suited to amateurs, as it is 

easy to produce, yet heavy enough 

for a first class company. 

SYNOPSIS OF EVENTS. 

ACT T.~ Home of Philip Gar and— Mrs. Garland's misgi . ings— Mark Baybrook, 
Daisy's guardian — Mar k Bayb ook lecture's Daisy, and her opinio i of her guar- 
dian— Daisy s description of her ride-' I'm n > milk and w iter girl"— "Curse that 
pirl, I wish she was out of the way"— "Grandma, he's a cross old bear"— Daisy and 
the lost chili "Grandma, you couldn't help loving her, *h a is the sweete-t little 
thing"— Grandpa takes sides with Daisy— Grandpa t<nd (he Police Gazetter-"Poor 
old sinner"— Bobby overhears Daisy's discription of himself— Song— Daisy and 
her beau, Boboy— Mr. Bayb rook's opinion of Bobby— Arrival of Jack Daggard, an 
old pal of Bav'roo 's— Daisy runs agiinst Dsg,'a-d, who tells her of her lather's 
death— Mark Bay! rook's dismay, on discovering Daggard— "$2,500 for my silence, 
i know enough to hang vou Mark Baybrook"— Arrival of Mary Garland, in search 
of the lost child— Bayb: oo c accepts Daggard's terms— Baybrook and Daggard 
disown all knowledge of a 1 i s. Garland—"* fficer, arrest that woman, she is mad" 
— J taisy interferes— "J n the nime of my dead fat her, I fo; bid you to touch her." 

ACT II.— Home of Mary Garland— Daisy and her mother— Bobhy brings good 
news— Bobby a dandy in the kitchen— The pro^o al— The stolen child— ^ob and 
Daisvin search of Mab^l. 

ACT 111.— Roof Garden scene— Daggard waiting for Baybrook— Bobby over- 
bears Baybrook and D*ggar<i's rlan to get rid of Daisy— "You'll have a visitor to- 
night you little expect"— Daisy and her mother, the prayer— Attempted arrest of 
Dai y, frustrated by Bobby, who tears the di- guise off of Baybrook— You'il not 
esoane until you tell me where to find my little sister." . 

ACT IV.— The den of old Meg— Bobby disguised as one of the gang— Arrival of 
Daisy, disguised, she joins the gang of old Meg, in search of Mj.bel— The compact 
between old Meg and Baybrook -The lullaby song— Bescue of Mabel, by Bobby 

% ACT V.— Mark Baybrook and grandma Garlmd— "We will stay right here"— 
Arrest o' old Meg and Daggard, who turn state evidence— Baybrook ^ecides to 
take Daisy's fortune and leave th* country— Daisy as Messenger boy— Bobby and 
Baybrook meet— Bobby comes off victorious— Arrest of Baybrook— The^ forged 
papers— "You cut the rope and killed my father"— "Sneak, sneak, sneak' — Daisy, 
when tk e are mar. it d, remember I am the only one who will wear trousers- 
Price 25 cts. 



Badly Mixed. 

A Farce in 1 act, by Bert Bawley, 2 male and 2 
female characters. Costumes modern. Time 15 minu- 
tes. A roaring little farce, which will give satisf a tion 
to all 



^•Gyp, the Heiress;-^ 

OR, 

The Dead Witness. 



A Drama in 4 acts by Len Ware, for 5 male and 4 female 
characters. 

The cast contains a good villain, a soubrette, a chinaman 

a "deown East" aunt, and an insurance agent 

make up the rest. 

Costumes to suit characters. 



SYNOPSIS OF EVENTS. 

ACT I.— Drawing-room of Oscar Royalton, Silver City, Nevada. 

Aunt Rachel— Oscars Aunt, from clown East — Hezekiah Hopeful, 
r tramp — "No mustach near me"— Gyp — a-b-c — Thornton the 
Villain — A sacred trust — Royalton depart for the East. — Clam and 
Thornton — He demands the paper- — "I'll guard them with my lite 
—Supposed murder of Clara and Hezekiah — "Heavens! I'm a 
murderer — I'll burn the house and conceal my crime — Exciting lire 
scene. 

ACT II.— Hop Sing's Laundry. 

Takemquick — A live Insurance man — Rachel and Gyp — Hop Sing 
and Rachel — The light — Takemquick on hand — Sister C irmeta re- 
veals a secret to Gyp and Rachel — Thornton's demand of Hop Sing, 
bis accomplice — The refusal — An attempt to murder Hop Sing— 
The Dead Witness appears. 

ACT III.— Thornton's Law Office. 

Hezekiah the tramp, secures a position in Thornton's office — 
Takemquick — Hezekiah reveals to Gyp who her enemy is — "Trust me 
I'd get your fortune for you"— Hez;->-.iah's novel— Sister Carmeta— 
'•I'm here to avenge the death of Clara Royalton" — The shot — I am 
the Dead Witness — "A colt revolver" — Oscar disguised — A game of 
cards — "Discovered" — Oath of vengeance —Hezekiah holds both 
bowers. 

ACT IV.— Same Scene as Act III. 
Love scene between Hezekiah and Rachel — Proposal — Two notes 
— Thornton shot by Hop Sing — Oscar in disguise — Clara is the Dead 
Witness, who escaped death in the burning house — Oscar throws oft 
disguise and introduces Gyp as his wife— Death of Thornton — Devils 
toast— Hezekiah presents papers to prove. Gyp's inheritance and 
is ready for matrimony— Aunt Rachel filially surrenders and all are 
napp y- 

Time of playing 1 hour and 40 minutes. Price %5 Cents, 



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_5_mBS> Plays — G antimiBil. 



NO. M. I 

Comedies Continued. 

136 A Legal Holiday 5 

168 A Pleasure Trip 7 

124 An Afflicted Family 7 

257 Caugnt in the Act i 

248 Cantured ,: > 

178 Caste 5 

176 Factory Girl 6 

207 Heroic Dutchman of '76 8 

199 Home 4 

174 Love's Labor Not Lost 3 

158 Mr. Hudson's Tiger Hunt 1 

149 New Years in N. Y 7 

37 Not So Bad After All 6 

237 Not Such a Fool as He Looks H 

333 Our B ys 6 

126 Our Daughters 8 

265 Pug and the Babv 5 

114 Passions 8 

264 Prof. James' Experience 

Teaching Country School 4 

219 Rags and Bottles 4 

239 Scale with Sharps and Flats.. 3 

221 Solon Shingle 14 

262 Two Bad Boys 7 

87 The Biter Bit 3 

131 The Cigarette 4 

240 «2.000 Reward 2 

TRAGEDIES. 

16 The Serf 6 3 

FARCES & COMEDIETTA S . 

129 Aar-u-ag-oos 2 1 

132 Actor aud Servant 1 1 

316 Aunt Charlotte's Maid 3 3 

2S9 A Colonel's M-shap 5 

12 A Capital Match 3 2 

30:', A Kiss in the Dark 2 3 

166 ATexan Mother-in-Law 4 6 

30 A Dav Well Spent 7 5 

169 A Regular Fix 2 4 

236 A Professional Gardener. .t... 4 2 

80 Alarmingly Suspicious.. 4 3 

320 All In A Mud le 3 3 

78 An Awful Criminal 3 3 

313 A Mrttehm.king Father 2 2 

31 A Pet of the Public 4 2 

21 A Romant'c Attachment 3 

123 A Thrilling Item 3 

20 A Ticket of Leave 3 

3^9 A Valets, Mistake 5 

324 A Day in a Doctors Office 5 

175 Betsey Baker 2 

8 Better Half 5 

86 Black vs. White 4 

22 Captain Smith 3 

84 Cheek Will Win 3 

287 Cousin Josiah 1 

225 Cupids Capers 4 

317 Cleveland s Rej eption Party. 5 

249 Double Electi n 9 

W Der Two Surprises 1 

2 Deuce is in Him 5 



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NO. 

19 
220 
188 

42 
148 
218 
224 
233 
154 
184 
274 
209 

13 
307 

m 

271 
116 
120 

50 
140 

74 

35 
247 

95 
305 
•<i9 

11 
328 

99 

82 
182 
127 
228 
302 

106 

288 

139 

231 

235 

69 

23 

208 

212 

32 

186 

273 

296 

259 

340 

334 

44 

33 

57 

217 

165 

195 

159 

171 

180 

267 

809 

48 



Did I Dream it 4 

Dutchyvs. Nigger 3 

Dutch Prize Fighter 3 

Domestic Felicity 1 

Eh? What Did You Say 3 

Everybody Astonished 4 

Fooling with the Wrong Man 2 
Freezing a Mother-in-Law... 2 

Fun in a Post Office 4 

Family Discipline 

Family Jars 5 

Goose with the Golden Eggs.. 5 

Give Me My Wife 3 

HaUabahoola, the Medicine 

Man 4 

Hans, the Dutch J. P 3 

Hans Brummel's Cafe 5 

Hash 4 

H. M. S. Plum 1 

How She has Own Way 1 

How He Popped the Quest'n. 1 

How to Tame M-in-Law 4 

How Stout Your Getting 5 

Incompatibility of Temper... 1 

In the Wrong Clothes 5 

Jacob Shlaff's Mistake 3 

Jimmie Jones 3 

John Smith 5 

Johanes Blatz's Mistake 4 

Jumbo Jum 4 

Killing Time 1 

Kittie's Wedding Cake 1 

Lick Skillet Wedding 2 

Lauderbach's Little Surprise 3 
Locked in a Dress-maker's 

Room 3 

Lodgings for Two 3 

Love in all Corners 5 

Matrimonial Bliss 1 

Match for a other-Min-Law.. 2 

More Blunders than one 4 

Mother's Fool 6 

My Heart's in Highlands 4 

My Precious Betsey 4 

My Turn Next 4 

My Wife's Relations 4 

My Day and Now-a-Days 

My Neighbor's Wife 3 

Nanka's Leap Year Venture.. 5 

Nobody's Moke 5 

Our Hotel 5 

Olivet 3 

Obedience 1 

On the Sly 3 



Paddy Miles' Boy., 
Patent Washing Machine. 

Persecuted Dutchman 

Poor Pilicody 

Quiet Family 

Rough Diamond. 



Ripples 2 

Room 41 2 

Santa aus' Daughter 5 4 

Schnaps 1 1 



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NO. M 

138 Sewing Circle of Period 

115 S. H. A.M. Pinafore 3 

55 Somebody's Nobody 3 

327 Strictly Temperance 2 

232 Stage Struck Yankee 4 

241 Struck by Lightning 2 

270 Slick and Skinner 5 

1 Slasher and Crasher 5 

32fi Too Many Cousins 3 

339 Two Gentlemen in a Fix 2 

137 Taking the Census 1 

328 I he Landlords Revenge 3 

252 That Awful Carpet Bag 3 

3]5 That Rascal Pat 3 

4'' Thit Mysterious B'dle 2 

38 T'>e Bewitched Closet 5 

101 The Coming an 3 

167 Turn Him Out 3 

291 The Actor's Scheme... 4 

308 The Irish Squire of Squash 

Ridge 4 

285 The Mashers Mashed 5 

6S The Sham Professor 4 

205 TheSpellin' Skew! 7 

54 The Two T. J's 4 

28 Thirtv-three Next Birthday.. 4 

292 Tim Kiannigan 5 

142 Tit for Tat 2 

270 The Printer and His Devils.. 3 

263 Trials of a Country Ed'tor.... 6 

7 The Wonderful Telephone.... 3 

281 Two Aunt Emily 

312 Uncle Ethan 4 

269 Unjust Justice 6 

170 U.S. Mail - 2 

213 Vermont Wool Dealer 5 

3 <2 Which is Which..: 3 

151. Wanted a Husband 2 

56' Wooing Under Difficulties 5 

70 Which will he Marry 2 

135 Widower's Trials 4 

147 Waking Hiui Up 1 

155 Why they Joined the Re- 
beccas 

111 Yankee Duelist 3 

1^7 Yankee Peddler 7 

ETHIOPIAN FARCES. 

204 Academy of Stars 6 

525 A Coincidence 8 

65 An Unwelcome Return 3 

15 An Unhappy Pair 1 

172 Black Shoemaker 4 

98 Black Statue 4 

22 Colored Senators 3 



TABLEAUX. 

250 Festival of Days 



PANTOMIME. 

263 Cousin John's Album 



NO. M . P . 

214 Chops 3 

145 Cuff's Luck 2 1 

190 Crimps Trip 5 

27 Fetter Lane to Gravesend 2 

153 Haunted House 2 

230 Hamlet the Dainty 6 1 

103 How Sister Paxey gpt her 

Child Baptized 2 1 

24 Handy Andy 2 

236 Hyp< chondriac The 2 

319 Tn For It 3 1 

47 In the Wrong Box 3 

77 Joe's Vis t 2 1 

88 Mischievous Nigger 4 2 

256 Midnight Colic 2 1 

128 Musical Darkey 2 

90 No Cure No Pay 3 1 

61 Not as Deaf as He Seems 3 

244 Old Clothes 3 

234 Old Dad's Cabin 2 1 

150 OldPomney 1 1 

246 Othello.: 4 1 

109 Other People's Children 3 2 

297 Pomp Green's Snakes 2 

134 Pomp's Pranks , 2 

258 Prof.Bones'Latest Invention 5 

177 Quarrelsome Servants 3 

96 RoomstoLet >2 1 

107 School 5 

133 v Seeing Bosting 3 

179 Sham Doctor 3 3 

94 16.000 Years Ago 3 

243 Sports on a Lark 3 

25 Sport with a Sportsman 2 

92 Stage Struck Darkey 2 1 

238 Strawberry Shortcake 2 

10 Stocks Up, Stocks Down 2 

64 That Bov Sam 3 1 

253 The Best (hire 4 1 

282 The Intelligence Office 3 

122 The Select School 5 

118 The Popcorn Man 3 1 

6 The Studio 3 

108 Those Awful Boys 5 

245 Ticket Taker 3 

4 Twain's Dodging 3 1 

197 Tricks 5 2 

198 Uncle Jeff 5 2 

216 Vice Versa 3 1 

206 Villkens and Dinah 4 1 

210 Virginia Mummy 6 1 

203 Who Stole the Chickens 1 1 

20* William Tell... 4 

]56 Wier-Maker and His Servants 3 

Happy Franks Songter 

GUIDE BOOKS. 

17 Hints on Elocution 

130 Hints to Amateurs 

CANTATA. 

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